A HISTORY OF SURREY 



park for life in lieu of an annuity of 10" In April 

 1379 a commission was issued for inquiry touching 

 the persons who, ' in no small number both of horse 

 and foot,' broke into the park, killed and carried away 

 the deer, and intimidated the parker in his lodge. 15 It 

 is a significant fact that in October of the same year 

 masons, carpenters, and other workmen were repairing 

 Ashurst manor-house." The house was still under 

 repair in 1385, when Philip Walwayn and William 

 Taillard were given power to take sufficient carpenters 

 and labourers for the work, and to ' imprison the dis- 

 obedient.' " Walter Bedell had a grant of the manor 

 and park in 14.38. In 1445 the sheriff accounted 

 for Ashurst Park and Manor. 19 They were granted 

 for life in 1464 to George, Duke of Clarence, who 

 conveyed them, with other lands, to trustees on 

 'going across the sea in the King's service ' in I47S. M 

 In 1479, a year after the attainder of the Duke of 

 Clarence, the same custodian, Thomas Wintershull, 

 held both Witley and Ashurst, described in the singular 

 as ' the manor.' " 



Ashurst, in Witley, as a separate manor from 

 Witley, now drops out of sight. Ashurst Park was 

 probably united with Witley Park, to which it seems 

 to have been adjacent (in the hollow to the east of the 

 top of Hindhead). Fridinghurst was probably carved 

 out of members of Ashurst and Chiddingfold by a 

 successful intrusion of the Husseys of Hascombe. For, 

 referring back to 1438, we find Walter Bedell, then 

 appointed custodian, engaged in a suit against Henry 

 Hussey for usurping rents of Ashurst." 



The manor of Ashurst and Fridinghurst came later 

 into the possession of the Forde family. Edmund 

 Forde, who acquired it from Henry Windsor and 

 Eleanor his wife in 1 549," held the first court of which 

 record remains in 1 55o,and in 1 560 Thomas Rythe and 

 Constance his wife and John Hussey further confirmed 

 to Forde." It passed from Forde to Blackwell. In 

 1567 Thomas Blackwell held his first court, in 1583 

 Margaret Blackwell his widow, 

 in 1586 William Blackwell, in 

 1 6o8Henry Blackwell. Ini6io 

 Henry and William Blackwell, 

 brothers, sold the manor to 

 John Middleton of Horsham 

 and Thomas Burdett of Abin- 

 ger for i , i oo." They held 

 their first court in 161 1, and 

 conveyed the manor in 1622 

 to Peter Quenell of Chidding- 

 fold and Thomas Payne of 

 Pitfold.* 6 But in 1625 Henry 

 Hooke of Bramshott held his 

 first court ; in May 1679 John 

 Hooke his son, and in 1685 

 John and his wife Griselda, and their son Henry and 

 Elizabeth his wife conveyed the manor to William 



HOOKE of Bramshott. 

 Quarterly table and ar- 

 gent a cross quarterly be- 

 tween four scallops all 

 countercohvred. 



Salmon," who held his first court in 1687. It passed 

 to Salmon's daughter, who married William Bishop. 

 In 1717 William Bishop held his first court, with 

 Elizabeth his wife. In 1725 George Bishop, their 

 son, held his first court; in 1733 William Bishop 

 held a court ; and courts were held in this name up 

 to 1778, probably by father and son; In 1783 the 

 court was held in the name of William Bishop, a 

 minor; in 1804 by W. Bishop; in 1835 by his 

 widow and John Cuming Bishop, a minor ; in 1877 

 by Henry Parlett Bishop. 



The manor and certain outlying portions bought 

 at various times by the lord are distinguished in 

 conveyances. 



GOSTRODE reputed M4NOR was held of Poyle in 

 Guildford. Edward of Gostrode held 10 acres of 

 land in Chiddingfold in 1254-5, which he had 

 inherited from his father Alwin 

 of Gostrode, who had it of the 

 grant of Nigel of Littleton. 88 

 Later in the same century 

 William of Gostrode was one 

 of the tenants of Poyle for a 

 house and 40 acres of land, 

 not a manor. 39 His son Thur- 

 stan paid relief for a messuage 

 and 5 2 acres of land in Chid- 

 dingfold in 1302-3.* John 

 of Gostrode was the Bishop 

 of Salisbury's bailiff in God- 

 aiming about the year 1320." 

 In May 1325 another William of Gostrode was 

 pardoned for acquiring js. rent in Chiddingfold 

 from John de la Poyle without licence. 4 * William 

 died c. 1328, and was succeeded by his son William,** 

 who held of the king because of the minority of John 

 de la Poyle. He was probably the one free tenant 

 who held at Chiddingfold of John de la Poyle in 

 1332.** 



After the death of William about twenty years 

 later his son Thurstan of Gostrode inherited tenements 

 in Chiddingfold which were part of Henry de la 

 Poyle's serjeanty in Guildford and Stoke,* 4 and con- 

 sisted of a messuage, 40 acres of land, and 1 2 acres of 

 wood.' 6 This Thurstan was still living in 1372.** 

 William Novell of Gostrode held Dyers in Chidding- 

 fold before William Hammond, who was the tenant 

 in 1547.*" The Peytoes preceded the Chalcrofts 

 till 1659. Gostrode was in the possession of John 

 Chalcroft in the 1 8th century, and passed at his 

 death to one of his sisters, Hannah widow of Richard 

 Hughes." 



Gostrode is now a farm in the south of Chiddingfold 

 belonging to Mr. Luttmare-Johnson. 



COMBE BR4BIS was held of the manor of Bra- 

 boeuf in Arlington by a rent of 2/. and services, 

 and therefore was separated before the statute of 



PoYLr. Argent a sal- 

 tire gules in a border sablt 

 bexanty. 



M Cal. Pat. 1377-81, p. 257. 



Ibid. 361. Ibid. 398. 



"Hbid. 1381-5, p. 584. 



28 Pat. 16 Hen. VI, pt. i, m. 25. 



* Foreign Accts. 23 Hen. VI, no. 79, 

 m. i. 



Cal.Pat. 14.61-7, p. 328 ; ibid. 1467- 

 77, PP- 457, 829. 



81 Ibid. 87, 381. 



M Eieh. R. 18 Hen. VI, m. 45. 



88 Feet of F. SUIT. Mich. 3 Edw. VI; 

 Recov. R. Hil. 3 Edw. VI, rot. 349. 



84 Feet of F. Mich. 2 & 3 Eliz. Misc. Co. 



85 Close, 7 Ja. I, pt. xlv ; Feet of F. 

 Surr. East. 8 Jas, I. 



86 Close, 20 Jas. I, pt. xxiv, no. 1 5. 

 "7 Feet of F. Surr. East. I Jas. II. 



88 Assize R.872, m. 8. This land was an- 

 cient demesne, aspart of Godalming Manor. 



89 Chan. Inq. p.m. 27 Edw. I, no. 44. 



40 Abbrev. Rot. Orig. i, 244. 



41 Parl. Writs (Rec. Com.), ii (2), 217, 

 939. In 1337, and again in 1343, John 

 Gostrode witnessed conveyances dated at 

 Arlington ; Montagu Burrows, Hist, of tit 

 Brocas Family, 430-1, 



12 



4a Cal. Pat. 1324-7, p. 1 20. 



43 Chan. Inq. p.m. 2 Edw. Ill (ist 

 nos.), no. 43. 



44 Ibid. 6 Edw. Ill (ist nos.), no. 24, 



45 Ibid. 28 Edw. Ill (ist nos.), no. 34. 



46 Abbrev. Rot. Orig. (Rec. Com.), ii, 

 244. 



4 ? He witnessed a grant at Chidding- 

 fold dated Sunday after St. Andrew, 

 1372 ; Add. Chart. 24654. 



48 Misc. Bks. (Land Rev.), vol. 190, 

 fol. 230. 



49 Manning and Bray, Hwr. Surr.i, 650 



